RT Book T1 Transregional and Regional Elites – Connecting the Early Islamic Empire T2 Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East A2 Heidemann, Stefan 1961- LA English PP Berlin/Boston PB De Gruyter YR 2020 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1778469477 AB To integrate the regions of the early Islamic Empire from Central Asia to North Africa, transregional and regional elites of various backgrounds were essential. The papers analyze elite groups, their structures and networks, within selected regions across geographical, religious and social boundaries. While each region seems to be different, certain common patterns of governance and interaction made the largest empire of Late Antiquity work OP 458 SN 978-3-11-066980-0 K1 Ancient history: to c 500 CE K1 Religion: general K1 Ancient History K1 Elites K1 Early Islamic History K1 Umayyads Abbasids